How long did the Black Death last?

The first major wave of the Black Death lasted from 1347 to 1352.

How did the Black Death end?

The Black Death never really ended, it was just that successive waves became less devastating from the 15th century thanks to better sanitation and strategies like quarantine.

Did people survive the Black Death plague?

Some people did survive the Black Death since it killed between 30 and 75% of those infected and not 100%. There were also areas where the plague did not cause such devastation as it did elsewhere.

What happened in the Black Death?

During the Black Death, the bubonic plague spread from the Crimea to Europe via rats or human parasites via Genoese ships. Between 30% and 50% of the population of those places affected died from the Black Death. This reduction in population brought or accelerated changes in society.

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Definition

The Black Death was a plague pandemic that devastated medieval Europe from 1347 to 1352. The Black Death killed an estimated 25-30 million people. The disease originated in central Asia and was taken to the Crimea by Mongol warriors and traders. The plague then entered Europe via Italy, perhaps carried by rats or human parasites via Genoese trading ships sailing from the Black Sea.

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1347 - 1352
The Black Death plague sweeps across Europe.
1543
The German Renaissance painter Hans Holbein the Younger dies of the Black Death plague in London.
1592
A wave of Black Death plague closes all theatres in London for one year.
Jun 1665
A new wave of the Black Death plague creates great loss of life in England.

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